Czech First League

For Czechoslovak top tier association football competition 1925–1993, see Czechoslovak First League.
Chance liga
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
CountryCzech Republic
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toCzech National Football League
Domestic cup(s)Czech Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League
Current championsSparta Prague (14th title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsSparta Prague (14 titles)
Top goalscorerDavid Lafata (198 goals)
TV partnersOneFootball (Outside of Czech Republic)
Websiteen.fortunaliga.cz
Current: 2024–25 Czech First League

The Czech First League, known as the Chance liga for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of association football in the Czech Republic.

Champions

Year by year

Season Champions Runners-up Third place Top goalscorer(s) (goals) Club(s)
  1993–94 Sparta Prague (1) Slavia Prague Baník Ostrava Czech Republic Horst Siegl (20) Sparta Prague
  1994–95 Sparta Prague (2) Slavia Prague Boby Brno Czech Republic Radek Drulák (15) Drnovice
  1995–96 Slavia Prague (1) Sigma Olomouc Jablonec Czech Republic Radek Drulák (22) Drnovice
  1996–97 Sparta Prague (3) Slavia Prague Jablonec Czech Republic Horst Siegl (19) Sparta Prague
  1997–98 Sparta Prague (4) Slavia Prague Sigma Olomouc Czech Republic Horst Siegl (13) Sparta Prague
  1998–99 Sparta Prague (5) Teplice Slavia Prague Czech Republic Horst Siegl (18) Sparta Prague
  1999–00 Sparta Prague (6) Slavia Prague Drnovice Czech Republic Vratislav Lokvenc (22) Sparta Prague
  2000–01 Sparta Prague (7) Slavia Prague Sigma Olomouc Czech Republic Vítězslav Tuma (15) Drnovice
  2001–02 Slovan Liberec (1) Sparta Prague Viktoria Žižkov Czech Republic Jiří Štajner (15) Slovan Liberec
  2002–03 Sparta Prague (8) Slavia Prague Viktoria Žižkov Czech Republic Jiří Kowalík (16) 1. FC Synot
  2003–04 Baník Ostrava (1) Sparta Prague Sigma Olomouc Czech Republic Marek Heinz (19) Baník Ostrava
  2004–05 Sparta Prague (9) Slavia Prague Teplice Czech Republic Tomáš Jun (14) Sparta Prague
  2005–06 Slovan Liberec (2) Mladá Boleslav Slavia Prague Slovakia Milan Ivana (11) Slovácko
  2006–07 Sparta Prague (10) Slavia Prague Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic Luboš Pecka (16) Mladá Boleslav
  2007–08 Slavia Prague (2) Sparta Prague Baník Ostrava Czech Republic Václav Svěrkoš (15) Baník Ostrava
  2008–09 Slavia Prague (3) Sparta Prague Slovan Liberec Croatia Andrej Kerić (15) Slovan Liberec
  2009–10 Sparta Prague (11) Jablonec Baník Ostrava Czech Republic Michal Ordoš (12) Sigma Olomouc
  2010–11 Viktoria Plzeň (1) Sparta Prague Jablonec Czech Republic David Lafata (19) Jablonec
  2011–12 Slovan Liberec (3) Sparta Prague Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic David Lafata (25) Jablonec
  2012–13 Viktoria Plzeň (2) Sparta Prague Slovan Liberec Czech Republic David Lafata (20) Jablonec / Sparta Prague
  2013–14 Sparta Prague (12) Viktoria Plzeň Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic Josef Hušbauer (18) Sparta Prague
  2014–15 Viktoria Plzeň (3) Sparta Prague Jablonec Czech Republic David Lafata (20) Sparta Prague
  2015–16 Viktoria Plzeň (4) Sparta Prague Slovan Liberec Czech Republic David Lafata (20) Sparta Prague
  2016–17 Slavia Prague (4) Viktoria Plzeň Sparta Prague Czech Republic Milan Škoda / Czech Republic David Lafata (15) Slavia Prague / Sparta Prague
  2017–18 Viktoria Plzeň (5) Slavia Prague Jablonec Czech Republic Michael Krmenčík (16) Viktoria Plzeň
  2018–19 Slavia Prague (5) Viktoria Plzeň Sparta Prague Russia Nikolay Komlichenko (29) Mladá Boleslav
  2019–20 Slavia Prague (6) Viktoria Plzeň Sparta Prague Czech Republic Libor Kozák / Croatia Petar Musa (14) Sparta Prague / Slavia Prague
  2020–21 Slavia Prague (7) Sparta Prague Jablonec Czech Republic Jan Kuchta / Czech Republic Adam Hložek (15) Slavia Prague / Sparta Prague
  2021–22 Viktoria Plzeň (6) Slavia Prague Sparta Prague France Jean-David Beauguel (19) Viktoria Plzeň
  2022–23 Sparta Prague (13) Slavia Prague Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic Václav Jurečka (20) Slavia Prague
  2023–24 Sparta Prague (14) Slavia Prague Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic Václav Jurečka (19) Slavia Prague

Performance by club



Percentage of titles won by club

  Sparta Prague – 14 (41.38%)
  Slavia Prague – 7 (24.13%)
  Viktoria Plzeň – 6 (20.69%)
  Slovan Liberec – 3 (10.35%)
  Baník Ostrava – 1 (3.45%)
Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
Sparta Prague
14
10
 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01,2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2022–23, 2023–24
Slavia Prague
7
13
 1995–96, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Viktoria Plzeň
6
4
 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22
Slovan Liberec
3
0
 2001–02, 2005–06, 2011–12
Baník Ostrava
1
0
 2003–04
Sigma Olomouc
0
1
Teplice
0
1
Mladá Boleslav
0
1
Jablonec
0
1

Participating teams in 2024–25

Czech First League trophy (2013)

Map

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Locations of the 2024–25 Czech First League teams

2024–25 season

The following 16 clubs are competing in the 2024–25 Czech First League.

Team Location Manager Stadium Capacity Ref.
Bohemians 1905 Prague Czech Republic Jaroslav Veselý[1] Ďolíček 6,300 [2]
SK Dynamo České Budějovice České Budějovice Czech Republic František Straka[3] Stadion Střelecký ostrov 6,681 [4]
FK Dukla Prague Prague Czech Republic Petr Rada[5] Stadion Juliska 8,150 [6]
FC Hradec Králové Hradec Králové Czech Republic David Horejš[7] Malšovická aréna 9,300 [8]
FK Jablonec Jablonec nad Nisou Czech Republic Luboš Kozel[9] Stadion Střelnice 6,108 [10]
MFK Karviná Karviná Czech Republic Martin Hyský[11] Městský stadion (Karviná) 4,833 [12]
FC Slovan Liberec Liberec Czech Republic Radoslav Kováč[13] Stadion u Nisy 9,900 [14]
FK Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav Sweden Andreas Brännström[15] Lokotrans Aréna 5,000 [16]
SK Sigma Olomouc Olomouc Czech Republic Tomáš Janotka[17] Andrův stadion 12,474 [18]
FC Baník Ostrava Ostrava Czech Republic Pavel Hapal[19] Městský stadion (Ostrava) 15,123 [20]
FK Pardubice Pardubice Czech Republic Jiří Saňák[21] CFIG Arena 4,620 [22]
FC Viktoria Plzeň Plzeň Czech Republic Miroslav Koubek[23] Doosan Arena 11,700 [24]
SK Slavia Prague Prague Czech Republic Jindřich Trpišovský[25] Fortuna Arena 19,370 [26]
1. FC Slovácko Uherské Hradiště Czech Republic Roman West[27] Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty 8,000 [28]
AC Sparta Prague Prague Denmark Lars Friis[29] epet ARENA 18,944 [30]
FK Teplice Teplice Slovakia Zdenko Frťala[31] Na Stínadlech 18,221 [32]

All time table

After the 2023–24 season.

The table counts all seasons since the Czech First League was founded in 1993. Highlighted teams will be competing in the 2024–25 Czech First League.[33]

Pos Team S Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Current level
1 AC Sparta Prague 31 959 602 201 156 1830 803 1027 1989 1st tier
2 SK Slavia Prague 31 959 529 243 187 1681 859 822 1814 1st tier
3 FC Slovan Liberec 31 953 404 262 287 1278 1057 221 1463 1st tier
4 FC Viktoria Plzeň 27 839 413 197 229 1300 915 385 1424 1st tier
5 FK Jablonec 30 929 357 267 305 1248 1113 135 1338 1st tier
6 SK Sigma Olomouc 29 890 335 251 304 1138 1048 90 1242 1st tier
7 FC Baník Ostrava 30 930 323 269 338 1231 1188 43 1224 1st tier
8 FK Teplice 28 863 304 246 313 1059 1096 −37 1158 1st tier
9 FC Zbrojovka Brno 26 789 255 206 328 914 1069 −155 961 2nd tier
10 FK Mladá Boleslav 20 626 251 163 212 934 835 99 916 1st tier
11 1. FC Slovácko 22 686 238 179 269 807 863 −56 893 1st tier
12 SK Dynamo České Budějovice 23 705 200 190 315 752 1074 −322 779 1st tier
13 Bohemians 1905 22 688 195 197 296 715 958 −243 774 1st tier
14 FK Příbram 22 672 191 172 309 697 986 −289 745 3rd tier
15 FC Zlín 19 596 162 164 270 594 859 −265 640 2nd tier
16 FC Hradec Králové 17 524 141 143 240 499 742 −243 557 1st tier
17 FK Viktoria Žižkov 14 420 144 106 170 478 539 −61 526 2nd tier
18 FK Drnovice 10 300 114 67 119 392 398 −6 396 Dissolved in 2006
19 SFC Opava 11 342 83 89 170 347 532 −185 338 2nd tier
20 FK Dukla Prague 9 275 77 76 122 325 420 −95 306 1st tier
21 FK Chmel Blšany 8 240 67 63 110 255 350 −95 264 Dissolved in 2016
22 FC Vysočina Jihlava 7 210 55 61 94 221 315 −94 226 2nd tier
23 MFK Karviná 7 232 50 63 119 246 367 −121 213 1st tier
24 FK Pardubice 4 139 46 28 65 160 220 −60 166 1st tier
25 SK Kladno 4 120 28 30 62 99 173 −74 114 4th tier
26 FC Union Cheb 3 90 29 26 35 95 121 −26 100 4th tier
27 FK SIAD Most 3 90 19 30 41 96 140 −44 87 Dissolved in 2016
28 FK Bohemians Prague 2 60 14 8 38 60 111 −51 50 Dissolved in 2016
29 FC Karviná 2 60 12 12 36 53 105 −52 48 Merged with MFK Karviná in 2008
30 1. SC Znojmo FK 1 30 6 9 15 32 49 −17 27 3rd tier
31 FK Ústí nad Labem 1 30 4 7 19 22 67 −45 19 3rd tier
32 Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště 1 30 3 8 19 19 65 −46 17 Merged with Slovácko in 2000
33 MFK Vítkovice 1 30 3 7 20 22 64 −42 13 4th tier
34 FK Švarc Benešov 1 30 3 3 24 23 78 −55 12 4th tier
35 AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč 1 30 2 5 23 18 61 −43 11 Dissolved in 2000
  • Point deductions are not counted in this historical table (2004–05: 1. FC Slovácko −12, SFC Opava −6, Slovan Liberec −6; 2009–10: Bohemians Praha (Střížkov) −15; 2011–12: Sigma Olomouc −9).
  • A win was awarded with 2 points in the 1993–94 season.

Records

As of 27 August 2024.[34][35]

The following statistics only include seasons of Czech First League since its started in 1993. Highlighted players currently play in the Czech First League.

References

  1. ↑ "U fotbalistů Bohemians končí trenér Klusáček. Nahradí ho dosavadní asistent Veselý" (in Czech). 21 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Club info Bohemians 1905". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  3. ↑ Bartoš, Jonáš (28 July 2024). "Čistka v Dynamu: Vedení odvolalo trenéry, do ligy se vrací Straka". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Club info SK Dynamo České Budějovice". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  5. ↑ "A teď začne vojna! Do Dukly se vrátil Petr Rada, bude ji trénovat" (in Czech). 8 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Club info FK Dukla Praha". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  7. ↑ Malý, Jan (28 February 2024). "Hradec přebírá Horejš. Kotal končí kvůli zdraví, může se stát konzultantem". sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis.
  8. ↑ "Club info FC Hradec Králové". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  9. ↑ Preisler, Hynek (17 June 2024). "Pikantní přesun z Liberce do Jablonce potvrzen. Kozel bere Peltův klub". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis.
  10. ↑ "Club info FK Jablonec". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  11. ↑ "Hyský se po třech letech loučí, míří do Karviné. Nahrazuje ho Majer" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 2024-06-11.
  12. ↑ "Club info MFK Karviná". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  13. ↑ "Liberec potvrdil příchod trenéra Kováče, podepsal s ním dlouhodobou smlouvu" (in Czech). 26 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Club info FC Slovan Liberec". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  15. ↑ Filípek, Štěpán (24 August 2024). "Razantní krok! V Boleslavi skončil Holoubek, přichází trenér ze Švédska". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Club info FK Mladá Boleslav". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  17. ↑ "Potvrzeno, Janotka novým trenérem Sigmy. Ani jsem o tom nesnil, říká" (in Czech). 29 May 2024.
  18. ↑ "Club info SK Sigma Olomouc". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  19. ↑ "Volba číslo jedna. Vrbu v Ostravě nahradí Hapal, dostal dvouletou smlouvu" (in Czech). 12 October 2022.
  20. ↑ "Club info FC Baník Ostrava". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  21. ↑ "Potvrzeno. Fotbalisty Pardubic povede do nové sezony trenér Saňák" (in Czech). 27 May 2024.
  22. ↑ "Club info FK Pardubice". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  23. ↑ "Velký návrat po osmi letech, Koubek přebírá Plzeň" (in Czech). 5 June 2023.
  24. ↑ "Club info FC Viktoria Plzeň". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  25. ↑ "Slavia už má náhradu za Šilhavého. Trenérem jmenovala Trpišovského" (in Czech). 22 December 2017.
  26. ↑ "Club info SK Slavia Praha". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  27. ↑ "Slovácko ohlásilo Svědíkova nástupce. Prvoligová premiéra čeká kouče Westa" (in Czech). 12 June 2024.
  28. ↑ "Club info 1. FC Slovácko". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  29. ↑ "Priske jde do Feyenoordu. Sparta obdrží 60 milionů a koučem jmenovala Friise" (in Czech). 12 June 2024.
  30. ↑ "Club info AC Sparta Praha". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  31. ↑ "Fotbalisty Teplic povede po Jarošíkovi dosavadní šéftrenér mládeže Frťala" (in Czech). 6 March 2023.
  32. ↑ "Club info FK Teplice". Chance Liga. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  33. ↑ "Tabulka". Fortuna liga.
  34. ↑ "Detailed stats: Players". Chance Liga.
  35. ↑ "Detailed stats: Goalkeepers". Chance Liga.

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